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Teacherpreneurs – the Leaders of Future Education |
(by Touchapp) Teacherpreneur is a new term that is gradually taking over as the role of teachers is getting more and more complex and elaborate. As technology evolves, so is the need for improvement in the way students are taught. With these needs, more responsibilities are placed on the shoulders of classroom teachers – they need to do more research work, create better curriculum, have more time for the students, etc. Teachers are expected to participate in educational leadership in various forms.
Who is a Teacherpreneur?
A teacherpreneur is a classroom expert who teaches students for part of each day or week and spreads sound practices and innovative ideas beyond his school, district, and state. In other words, a teacherpreneur is a teacher who leads without leaving the classroom. They are saddled with leadership roles even as they continue to do the work of classroom teaching. It may suffice to say that a teacherpreneur is that teacher who takes on several duties or roles in school. These roles could be counseling, taking multiple subjects, advisory, testifying before the state department of education about policies affection teachers and education and creating innovative teaching resources.
Conditions that favor the rise of Teacherpreneur With the rise of mobile learning, comes the demand for personalized learning as well as the need for personalized learningcurriculum. It is expected that there is going to be an upsurge in teacherpreneur in the next few years. Teachers need to be empowered to fit into the competition, and be well positioned to deliver the best of services to students. Some of the conditions that help to empower teacherpreneurs include:
The teacherpreneur is a highly resourceful person who always seeks opportunities to improve upon his skills in order to deliver the best of education. This mixture of passion, skills, knowledge and determination makes him more valuable rather than being disadvantaged. With the rise in technology and more demand for personalized learning, the teacherpreneur is better positioned to be employable as well. We can foresee the new breed of teacherpreneur will thoroughly change the course of education for the better.
Source: http://www.touchapp.co.uk/blog/2014/04/25/teacherpreneurs-the-leaders-of-future-education/
August 2014
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